Hanger



June 4, v1929. J.F.SOLSK| l 1,716,194

HANGER Filed Nov. 12, 1927 Patented June 4, 1929.

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JULIUS E. SOLSKI, OLE-SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

HANGER.

Application. led November 12, 1927. Serial N'o. 232,834.

This invention vrelates to certain new and useful improvements in hangers for hats, coats, and other articles and is of a character to permit its usein hotels, restaurants and other public places, as well as in automobiles for the support ofdift'erent articles.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hanger of the above type wherein the cross-head of the hanger that is per- 1o manently attached to a support carries a hinged or pivoted hook at each end thereof for movement into operative and inoperative positions and with a clamp ,device carried centrally of the head and depending therefrom.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent as the nat-ure of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of the hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention, mounted upon a support and showing the end hooks and central flap;

Figure 2 is an end elevational View of the hanger with the support therefor shown in section and illustrating the end of the strap or button for the lower end of the centrally positioned clasp for holding the same spaced from the support;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1, showing the manner of mounting an end hook on the supporting bracket; and

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Figure 1 showing the connection between the centrally positioned clasp and the supporting bracket.

The hanger disclosed in this application being intended for various uses as above noted, comprises a bracket or mounting plate 1 that is secured to the supporting wall 2 that may be a part of an automobile, or a wall in a hotel, restaurant or the like and said mounting plate 1 has an apertured ear 3 at each end thereof for the passage of a holdfast device 4, such as a screw for retaining the mounting plate in position on therwall.

The hanger being intended for the support of garments andother articles, a supporting hook is pivotally associated with each end of the mounting plate 1 while a clasp is associated with the central portion thereof. As shown in Figures 2 and 4, the bearing block 5 carries a pair of spaced studs 6 thaty pass through openings in the mounting plate 1 which are extended and s'waged similar to riveting for retaining the bearing block in position. A socket 7 is formed in each end of the bearing block 5 to removably receive the axially alined end pins 8 on the hanger ,arm

9. rlhe hanger arms 9 are pivotally mountedv in the bearing block 5 by theend pins 8 and may assume positions at right angles to the `mounting plate lwhen intended for use and also be moved -to lie adjacent themounting plate when out of use. The hanger arms are preferably formed of resilient material so that the end pins 8 may be sprung apart or separated to permit disengagement thereof with the bearing block.

A clasp is associated withV the mounting plate 1 intermediate the ends thereof and the cent-ral `portion of the `mounting plate is fashioned for cooperation with the clasp. The clasp comprises a pair of clamping plates 10 and 11 that are pivotally connected together, the clamping plate 11 intermediate its ends carrying a pair of angularly directedl ears l2 that are enclosed by the opposite angularly directed arms 13 carried by the clampingplate 10, the ears 12 and arms 13 being pivotally connected by the pin 14. A coiled spring 15 surrounds ythe pin 14 between the ears 12 and'has the ends 16 thereof directed upwardly for engagement with the clamping plates 10 and 11 to cause the lower ends of the plates to move toward each other. As shown in Figure 3,the opposed faces of the lower end of the clamping plate have cushion blocks 17 set into sockets formed therein for the protection of the articles being grasped by the clasp.

The mounting for the clasp includes a depending` extension arm 13 carried centrallv of the mounting plate 1 with the terminal lower end thereof angularly directed outv wardly as at 19 away from the support 2. The bracket 2O that is secured as at 21 to the extension arm 18 carries angularly directed ears 22 at the ends thereof that are enclosed by the adjacent ends of the clamping plate arms 13, the pin 23 forming pivotal connection between the clamping plate arms 13 and the bracket ears 22 as clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4.

The clamping plates 10 and 11 are pivotally supported by the arms 13 on the bracket ears 22 and normally assume the position shown in Figures 2 and 3 with the lower ends of the clamping arms spaced from the end 19 of the extension arm. The weight of an article supported by the clamping plates .of the clasp will tend to move the lower end of the clasp toward the support Zand suoli movement is limited bythe clasp moving into engagement with the end 19 of the extension arm 18. The hanger arms are intended for supporting articles oi' apparel, such as coats or the like, while the claspis primarily intended for the support of a hat. The pivotal mounting of the clasp permits the lower end to swing outwardly away from the mounting plate 1 so that when the arms 9 are overcrowded with coats, the clasp may support a hat outwardly of the coats and eliminate injury thereto.

From the above detailed description, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent, and while there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment-of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is 1. In a hanger ot the character described, a

mounting' plate having bearing blocks at its ends with vertical sockets, .hanger arms composed of one piece wires bent at the ends for engagen'lent with the sockets, said hangers being adapted to swing laterally, and a clasp located between said bearing' blocks, and a bracket attached to and projectingfrom said plate on which said clasp is mounted.

2. In a hanger of the character described,

a mounting plate having a laterally swinging i JULIUS F. SOLSKI. 

